By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, Aug 23 (CNS) – The Canadian dollar closed lower
Thursday with the TSX.
The Canadian dollar settled Thursday at US$0.7655 or
C$1.3063, compared to Wednesday’s North American close of
US$0.7683 or C$1.3016.
Oil prices steadied Thursday, as the escalating trade war
between the United States weighed on demand expectations. Brent
crude futures lost five cents to US$74.73 per barrel. U.S West
Texas Intermediate crude was down three cents to US$67.83 per
barrel.
Gold prices slipped Thursday, pressured by a stronger U.S.
dollar. Spot gold lost 0.7 per cent to US$1,187.30 per ounce.
U.S. gold futures for December delivery fell 0.8 per cent to
US$1,194 per ounce.
In Toronto, the S&P/TSX Composite closed lower Thursday,
dropping 20.55 points, or 0.13 per cent, to settle at 16,326.79.
Canada’s agricultural sector performed as follows:
AGT Food and Ingredients———up $ 0.19 at $ 18.46
Buhler Industries—————-unchanged at $ 3.60
Linamar Crop.——————–dn $ 0.30 at $ 53.35
Maple Leaf Foods—————–dn $ 0.03 at $ 31.53
Nutrien Ltd.———————up $ 0.54 at $ 72.04
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc.—-up $ 0.20 at $ 49.90
Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc.–up $ 0.02 at $ 10.30
(All figures are in Canadian dollars.)
